Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ⱎ has the Unicode code point U+2C4E. In UTF-8, it is encoded using 3 bytes because its codepoint is in the range of
0x0800to0xffff.
Therefore we know that the UTF-8 encoding will be done over 16 bits within the final 24 bits and that it will have the format:1110xxxx 10xxxxxx 10xxxxxx
Where thexare the payload bits.UTF-8 Encoding bit layout by codepoint range Codepoint Range Bytes Bit pattern Payload length U+0000 - U+007F 1 0xxxxxxx 7 bits U+0080 - U+07FF 2 110xxxxx 10xxxxxx 11 bits U+0800 - U+FFFF 3 1110xxxx 10xxxxxx 10xxxxxx 16 bits U+10000 - U+10FFFF 4 11110xxx 10xxxxxx 10xxxxxx 10xxxxxx 21 bits Step 2: Obtain the payload bits:
Convert the hexadecimal code point U+2C4E to binary:
00101100 01001110. Those are the payload bits.Step 3: Fill in the bits to match the bit pattern:
Obtain the final bytes by arranging the paylod bits to match the bit layout:
11100010 10110001 10001110
GLAGOLITIC SMALL LETTER SHA·U+2C4E
ⱎ
Character Information
Code Point
U+2C4E
HEX
2C4E
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Lowercase Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E2 B1 8E | 11100010 10110001 10001110 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 2C 4E | 00101100 01001110 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 4E 2C | 01001110 00101100 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 2C 4E | 00000000 00000000 00101100 01001110 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 4E 2C 00 00 | 01001110 00101100 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
ⱎ
URI Encoded
%E2%B1%8E
Description
The Unicode character U+2C4E represents the Glagolitic Small Letter Sha (ᰩ). This character is part of the Glagolitic script, which was created in the 9th century by the Byzantine missionary Saint Cyril and his brother Saint Methodius. It was primarily used for Slavic languages, specifically Old Church Slavonic, and played a significant role in the development of early Slavic literatures. In digital text, U+2C4E is commonly employed to preserve the authenticity of historical documents, facilitate linguistic research, or showcase typography examples. While its usage may be limited in modern times, it remains an essential symbol of the rich cultural and linguistic heritage of the Slavic people.
How to type the ⱎ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 11342 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.